Abstract: OpenOffice has been around now for an amazing 20 years, and version three has been in the making for three of them. It’s a collection of five core applications (six if you count the Formula tool) and it’s available in Windows, Linux and now Mac OS X ve...
Abstract: Who should use OpenOffice? Anyone who needs an office suite but doesnt require the more sophisticated features of Microsoft Office. Its ideally suited for home users, students, and small businesses who dont want to pay the hefty fee for Microsoft Of...
Easy to switch among word processing document, spreadsheet, and presentation programs, Intuitive, customizable user interface, Supports Office 2007 documents
Limited sharing functionality, Slow download and installation
With the exception of online collaboration, a feature OpenOffice doesn’t natively offer, this free productivity suite gets the job done. There’s no doubt that its robust feature package not only matches its pricey competitors, but it also trou...
Abstract: The third iteration of the OpenOffice productivity suite has been released and weve taken a first look at the final product.The OpenOffice 3.0 installation file weighs in at about 127MB, so downloading it shouldnt tax anyones internet connection, ex...
Free. Open-source. Feature-packed. Highly compatible with Office 2007 formats. Single interface for all apps.
Interface uninformative; makes little use of spacious monitors. Some features are unreliable. Not all Office features are supported.
OpenOffice.org 3.0 is the best, cheapest alternative to Microsoft Office, but theres no need to switch if you dont require open-source software and youve already paid for a copy of Microsofts suite....
Abstract: Preston Gralla Seeing Through Windows More posts | Read bio May 15, 2008 - 2:00 P.M. OpenOffice 3 review: Who needs Microsoft Office? TAGS:Microsoft office, Microsoft Vista, OpenOffice 3, ReviewIT TOPICS:Desktop Applications, Linux, Macintosh & Apple,...
Abstract: OpenOffice.org 3.0 is not the right choice for a power user. But students, some home-based workers, even some businesses, and anyone looking for productivity software for a second computer such as a netbook, would do well to check it out. OpenOffice -...
Who should use OpenOffice? Anyone who needs an office suite but doesnt require the more sophisticated features of Microsoft Office. Its ideally suited for home users, students, and small businesses who dont want to pay the hefty fee for Microsoft O...
